Thursday, May 26, 2011

Hasselblad’s latest medium format camera is now available, the Hasselblad H4D-200MS, which will set you back a massive 32,000 Euros which works out at around $45,000. (or in South Africa - a million gazillion trillionty Rand)
The Hasselblad H4D-200MS is capable of snapping 200 megapixel shots, although it features a 509 megapixel sensor, it uses multi shot technology to combines six shots into one.

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

What is VSync? VSync stands for Vertical Synchronization. The basic idea is that synchronizes your FPS with your monitor's refresh rate. The purpose is to eliminate something called "tearing". I will describe all these things here.

Every CRT monitor has a refresh rate. It's specified in Hz (Hertz, cycles per second). It is the number of times the monitor updates the display per second. Different monitors support different refresh rates at different resolutions. They range from 60Hz at the low end up to 100Hz and higher.

Sunday, May 15, 2011

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Ok well it's been around for quite (think: month or more) some time now and I have started playing it. Crysis 2 was developed by Crytek and published by Electronic Arts and is the second main instalment of the Crysis series. The player assumes the role of a Force Recon Marine called Alcatraz, Crysis 2 moves away from the jungle environment and moves towards the "urban jungle" of New York, this kind of atmosphere forces the player to rethink their tactics when playing though Crysis 2.

Monday, May 09, 2011

So recently I, posted a post about Dirt 3, but have we all forgotten Dirt 2?Colin McRae: Dirt 2 is a racing game released in September 2009, and is the sequel to Colin McRae: Dirt. Dirt 2 was the first game in the Colin McRae series to be released after Colin McRae's untimely death. Dirt 2 features a number of prominent racers such as Ken Block, Travis Pastrana, Tanner Foust, and Dave Mirra as well as featuring former rally driver Mohammed ben Sulayem.

Saturday, May 07, 2011

Dirt 3 is an upcoming release from Codemasters, it is a rally game in which the player participates at various rally and non rally events. Dirt 3's predecessor, Dirt 2, still gives even today's mid-range graphics cards a run for their money. So I pose this question are you ready for Dirt 3?

Friday, May 06, 2011

A release from earlier this year which I particularly liked was BulletStorm. BulletStorm stands out because of its style and crass humour. rewarding the player with points for performing increasingly ludicrous kills. BulletStorm takes place in the 26th century where the Confederation of Planets are protected be an elite yet secret black ops army called Dead Echo. The plot is based around the the two members of Dead Echo, Grayson Hunt and Ishi Sato who crash land on a deserted vacation planet, which has now been overrun by cannibalistic tribes, meat-eating plants, and large (think Godzilla) monsters. They then have to get off the planet, while encountering some issues along the way.

Thursday, May 05, 2011

For those of us who spend a fortune on membership of Gym Clubs, I have some good news, you do not need a gym to keep yourself in good condition. There are so many simple activities exercises that you can do in the privacy of your own homes, your bedroom can become your own personal gym.

Wednesday, May 04, 2011

So looks like with spare time you can really get into this blogging thing, makes me feel like I am not talking to myself. Anyway I'd just like to thank you for following this blog. The rest of this post is just for some humour.

Steam was launched by Valve in 2003 and was considered a no go by gamers, because it required one to be connected to the internet. However Valve still managed to get over 200,000 gamers to use Steam with Counter Strike 1.6. Further down the line, round about 2005 third party games appeared on Steam and Valve started making a profit, but during this period Steam still had a minimal market share.

Tuesday, May 03, 2011

The game is set in 2013 when Civil War breaks out in Tajikistan, the US Marines are sent in to deal with it, neighbouring county the Peoples Republic of China becomes suspicious of the U.S Marines activities in Tajikistan and order them to leave, when the Marines refuse, the world’s next flashpoint erupts. Operation Flashpoint Red River is a direct sequel to Operation Flashpoint Dragon Rising.